Neckband for shirts.



PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

11. B. coon. NEG'KBAND. FOR SHIRTS.

ION FILED D110. 30 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

, DAVID B. COON, OF TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO COON BROTHERS,

OF TROY, NET/V YORK.

NECKBAND FOR SHIRTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 762,145, dated June '7, 1904.

Application filed December 30, 1903. Serial No. 187,155. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID B. CooN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckbands for Shirts, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to neckbands for shirts and similar garments, and particularly to a construction adapted to be formed from a single piece of material folded upon itself.

The invention has for an object to provide a blank having curved edges adapted to be folded inward upon the body of the blank upon a-curved line of different radius from that of the edge of the blank, so that the infolded edge will lie upon a straight line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a band having four or six plies of material upon its upper edge and formed from a single piece of material by infolding the edges thereof upon the body to meet at or pass the central line of said body and then folding the body upon itself.

A further object is to provide means for concealing and protecting the raw edges of the material by infolding the edges upon curved lines, so that one or both thereof shall pass the central fold-line of the blank.

Other and further objects of the invention will be hereinafter set forth, and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the blank, showing the same open by dotted lines and one edge folded inward by full lines. Fig. 2 is an enlarged central cross-section thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan showing the opposite edge folded inward upon a curved line upon the folded edge of Fig. 1. Fig. ,4 is an enlarged central cross-section of the blank as folded in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan of the completed band, the stitching being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 6 is an enlarged central cross-section of the completed band. Fig. 7 is a plan showing the modified folding of the blank in which only one side edge extends beyond the central final-fold line. Fig. 8 is an enlarged central cross-section of the blank folded showing a modification in which the infolded edges meet upon a central line.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The letter D designates a blank or single piece of material having the longitudinal edges thereof curved, as at D, While the ends are cut in any desired manner-for instance, straight, as shown at D These edges are folded inward upon a curved line A, which is of greater radius than the edges D of the blank, so as to cause the edge to lie upon a straight line B B, and thus prevent the gathering or puckering of the material, which occurs in the subsequent folding of the band. These edges may meet at the central fold-line O C, upon which the final fold of the band is made, Fig. 9, or one thereof may extend beyond the line C O, as shown in Fig. 7, while in Figs. 1 to 6 a form is shown in which both infolds extend beyond the central line C O. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 6 the ends D of the blank are shown as folded inward at D while one edge D is shown in Fig. 1 as folded inward upon the curved line A A, bringing its free edge upon the straight line B B. The opposite edge D is likewise folded inward upon the curved lineA A, so as to overlap the edge D*, and both of said edges extend past or beyond the central fold-line O C. When the final fold upon the line C O is made and the parts secured by stitching upon the lines D and D as shown in Fig. 6, it will be seen that a six-ply band is provided at the upper edge, While the raw edge of the infold D* is concealed and the similar edge of the infold D confined between the two lines of stitching, so that there can be no exposure thereof to fray out in laundering.

In Fig. 7 a modification is shown in which the edge D does not extend to the central foldline C C, while the edge D extends past the central line and meets the edge D upon the straight line B B, each of said edges being infolded upon the curved lines A A, as hereinbefore set forth. When the final fold is made upon the line C O, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 8, the free edges of the infolds are protected between the stitching and a band provided having continuous four-plies throughout the body thereof.

In Fig. 9 a further modification in the folding is shown in which the edges D and I) are infolded upon the curved lines A to meet upon a central straight line B B, which in this instance is upon the same line as the central final-fold line C O of the band. In this form the free edges of the infold lie directly beneath the final fold and are liable to be slightly displaced in the stitching of the band, thus causing the top edge thereof to be of different thicknesses and producing an irregular appearance. 4 This is avoided by carrying one or both of the infolds past the final-fold line, as before described, so that the creasing upon this line forces the edge of the infold into position in a regular line, thus assuring at least four plies of material upon the top of the band after it is finally stitched. The corners at the opposite ends of the infold are cut off in the usual manner to prevent the fraying thereof at the ends of the band after it is folded and to avoid an unnecessary thickness at that point.

It will be observed that the free edges of the blank from which the band is formed are curved upon a less radius than the curved infold, so that the edges of the infolded portion Will lie upon a straight line whether they meet or overlap. When one or'both overlap, the raw edge of the material is concealed and protected against fraying when the band is laundered. This overlapping draws the free end up into the crease formed by the final fold and disposes the raw edge in the completed band between the lines of stitching. It also assures at least four plies of material at the top of the band, while the disposition of the edges of the infold upon a straight line instead of a curve prevents any roughness or puckering of the material and insures a perfectly smooth and even thickness along the edge. In this character of bands the lower edge is left open below the stitching for attachment to the garment, and it is therefore very desirable that the raw edge of the material should be confined above the lower line of stitching, so that no such edge shall be exposed after the finishing of the band.

Another important feature of the present invention is that the formation of the band from a single piece of material in the manner before described permits the folding thereof entirely by machinery, thus materially reducing the cost of manufacture and producing an accurately-folded and very desirable construction of the article in which the sizes thereof are uniform and the curvature of the lower edge adapted to properly lit the garment to which it is attached. It will be understood that this curvature may be varied to adapt the band to garments having the neck-opening in the front, back, or side, the present illustration being adapted for an open-front 5 neckband.

It will be obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. A neckband formed of a single piece of material folded longitudinally at its mid-width upon a straight line and folded in each of its side portions upon a curved line at such a distance from its edges as to produce a plurality of plies throughout the body thereof and at the mid-width fold.

2. A neckband formed of a single piece of material and having the opposite side edges thereof folded inwardly upon curved lines with a plurality of plies throughout its width and length, and a line of stitches adjacent to the infolded curved edges.

3. A neckband formed of a single piece of material having the opposite side edges thereof folded inwardly upon a curved line at a distance from said edges to produce overlapping internal plies, and a line .of stitching lengthwise of the band and outside of a raw edge of said material.

4:. A neckband formed of a piece of material having its free edges folded inward upon curved lines to lie along the straight line, said infolded edges being folded upon each other upon a central straight line.

5. A neckband formed of a piece of material folded upon a central line and having its free edges folded inward and one thereof extended beyond the central fold-line.

6. A neckband formed of a piece of material folded upon a central line and having its free edges folded inward and one thereof extended beyond the central fold-line and'overlapping the opposite infolded edge.

7. A neckband formed of a single piece-of material having curved longitudinal edges folded inward upon a curved line to extend beyond a central line through the band, said edges being folded upon themselves on said central line.

8. A neckband formed of a single piece of material having curved longitudinal edges folded inward upon a curved line to overlap each other and extend beyond a central line through the band, said edges being folded upon themselves upon said central line, a line of stitching adjacent to the said central foldline, and a line of stitching adjacent to said curved infold-lines.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID B. (JOON.

WVitnesses:

WVARREN B. ILER, THOMAS TROTTER.

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